There are both Deacons and O'Brien's in the O'Brien cemetery. I wasn't aware of having to get police permission to go O'Brien, but it makes sense, because the road was washed away in one part, and I had to climb across a new plastic drainpipe to get there! The cemetery is about 1/2 mile down the road, and is very isolated. In fact, when I got to the entrance, I startled a few deer that were grazing in it. The other cemetery you mention is Maple Lawn cemetery. I am transcribing that cemetery, also (it's currently in process). What I have completed so far is also on my website - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohiocem (look in Summit County). There are many old tombstones in both cemeteries, but O'Brien's stones are very hard to read due to age, weathering, breaking, etc. I'll be happy to do lookups for either cemetery. Chris In a message dated 10/17/2002 12:06:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Mayboleayr@aol.com writes: > I just happen to have gotten some info for a Walker researcher who lives in > Italy and I have research on the Deacon's who are related to the O'Brien's. > > The Walker's came from Eastern Virginia. Isn't there something about not > going to the O'Brien Cemetery alone and you have to go to the Police > Department to get permission. Let me know if I am wrong. I went to the > cemetery along Darrow Road before Fishcreek to look for walker's and I > found > a big obelisk with the Deacon name. Cemeteries are great sources of family > > info. But in the Darrow Road cemetery the signs are difficult to read. >